Important Lines And Frontiers

February 3, 2013 General Knowledge

IMPORTANT LINES AND FRONTIERS
DURAND LINE	The line dividing Pakistan and Afghanistan drawn in 1896 by Sir. Mortimer Durand.
HINDENBURG LINE	The line of strong fortification built by German army near Fanco Belgium Border
McNNERHIEM LINE	An imaginary line between India and Tibet drawn by Sir Henry. Mc. Mohan as a line of demarcation between the two countries. The Chinese do not recongnise it as international boundry
MANNERHIEM LINE	A line of fortification between Russia and Finland drawn by Gen. Mannerhiem
MAGINOT LINE	A line of fortifications erected by France on her eastern border. In order to defend herself against German attack.
ORDER NEISSE LINE	A boundary line between East Germany and Poland drawn after the second world war.
38^th PARALLEL	The line of demarcation between North and South Korea
24^thPARALLEL	The latitude line which Pakistan claimed should be the line of demarcation between Pakistan and India in Kutch. India does not recognize this claim.
RADCLIFFE LINE	The line of demarcation between India and Pakistan in the west drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, Chairman of the Boundaries Commission for India and Pakistan at the time of partition.

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